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Thursday25th Apr 2024
News Fallout 4 Comparison Reveals How Similar The Xbox One & Next-Gen Versions Look
Xbox One Vs. Xbox Series X
Update: It's now being reported that Fallout 4's Quality Mode on Xbox Series X|S isn't working properly at the moment, and the game is defaulting to Performance Mode without telling the player. That explains the 60 frames per-second footage you see in the video above, and hopefully the Quality Mode will provide more visual...
News Fallout 4 Next-Gen Update Now Live On Xbox, Here Are The Patch Notes
FPS & resolution info revealed for Xbox Series X|S
It's time for the Fallout 4 next-gen update on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S! The update dropped around an hour ago on both consoles, and it clocks in at around 22GB if you're upgrading from the Xbox One version. Thanks to Bethesda, we have more details on what exactly is included in Fallout 4's...
News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (April 25)
Including Fallout 4 next-gen!
It's a big day for Xbox Game Pass, folks! We have three additions to the library in total today, including Bethesda's Fallout 4 next-gen update and a pretty hefty addition to EA Play. Here's an introduction to what's coming to Xbox Game Pass today: Another Crab's T
Wednesday17th Apr 2024
News Multiple Fallout Games Are Topping The Xbox 'Paid' Charts This Week
Following the success of the TV show
The release of the Fallout TV series on Amazon Prime has brought the franchise into the limelight over the past few days, and according to the "Top Paid" Xbox charts this week, it's resulted in some great sales for a bunch of old games. Looking at the rankings in the US, Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition is...
Friday12th Apr 2024
News Todd Howard On Elder Scrolls Show: Nothing In The Works But 'You Never Know'
"I can't predict the future"
Amazon Prime's Fallout series has got off to an incredibly positive start, and it's already raised some questions about which other Bethesda franchises could be adapted for this format. One obvious series that comes to mind is The Elder Scrolls, so what are the chances?
Thursday11th Apr 2024
News Fallout 4's Next-Gen Update Is Coming To Xbox Series X|S Later This Month
Finally!
As announced all the way back in October 2022, Fallout 4 Next-Gen is finally coming. Today, Bethesda has revealed that the upgraded version of its 2015 RPG will launch for Xbox Series X|S on April 25th, 2024. The update will add new 'Performance' and 'Quality' mode options for current-gen players, while stability improvements and bug fixes...
Wednesday20th Mar 2024
News Fallout TV Show Trailer Supposedly Boosts Fallout Player Numbers On Xbox
Launching next month on Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime's Fallout TV Show trailer has reportedly given the Fallout game series on Xbox a player boost. As highlighted by True Achievements' own sample pool of Xbox accounts (which is "over 2.4 million global accounts"), Fallout 4 has apparently seen a 33% increase in Xbox players since the trailer's debut...
Monday18th Mar 2024
News Xbox's Latest Console Giveaway Comes With An Entire Fallout-Themed Vault
Fort Xbox
Microsoft has unveiled yet another custom Xbox Series X console for an upcoming giveaway - and this particular bundle contains a little extra thanks to Fallout's impending Amazon Prime debut. Ahead of the famous franchise's TV premiere, Microsoft has created a pretty incredible custom console bundle. The console itself matches nicely with...
Thursday7th Mar 2024
News Fallout Gets Gorgeous Dynamic Background On Xbox Ahead Of TV Show Debut
"The door to Vault 33 opens"
The Fallout hype is growing ahead of Amazon Prime's upcoming TV adaptation — which lands on April 11th by the way — and today we have a couple of fresh goodies to gawk over relating to the famous Bethesda franchise. First off, up above we have a brand-new trailer for that very TV show, which we absolutely recommend...
Tuesday5th Mar 2024
News Fallout Controllers Now Available Through Xbox Design Lab
Design your ideal wasteland companion
Well, this came out of nowhere! Microsoft has announced that it has expanded Xbox Design Lab to include some new Fallout customisation options - and they're available now. Basically, you can now create an official custom Fallout Xbox controller through the Design Lab program. The new options revolve around a...
Tuesday20th Feb 2024
News Bethesda Releasing New Fallout Anthology Including 7 'Incredible' Games
A special PC bundle celebrating the new Amazon series
To celebrate Amazon's upcoming Fallout television series, Bethesda is launching a "Fallout Special Anthology" for PC containing "seven incredible Fallout games". It will arrive on April 11 and pre-orders are available now. This new anthology once again takes on the form of a
Wednesday13th Dec 2023
News Bethesda Delays Fallout 4's Xbox Series X|S Upgrade Into 2024
"We need a bit more time"
Bethesda revealed that it was working on bringing a native version of Fallout 4 to Xbox Series X and S over a year ago - and the team still needs more time to make it happen. The developer has today announced that Fallout 4's 'next-gen' update is delayed into 2024. Simply put, Bethesda "needs more time" to fully upgrade...
Monday23rd Oct 2023
News 'Fallout Day Sale' Now Live On Xbox, Featuring Steep DLC Discounts
Crawl out through the fallout, baby
Slightly ahead of Xbox's typical digital deals roundup each and every Tuesday, a new Fallout-flavoured promotion has just gone live on the Xbox Store. These discounts mostly include Fallout games and their respective DLC packs - although Skyrim also manages to barge its way into the promo as well. Anyway, seeing...
Monday14th Aug 2023
News Bethesda Exec Urges Patience In Response To Restless Starfield & Fallout Fans
"We know what we're doing"
With the release of Starfield now just a few short weeks away, Bethesda is going through an incredibly busy time right now, and head of marketing Pete Hines has urged fans who are requesting more information to remain patient. Hines initially responded to a fan's question about details on the planned Xbox Series X and S...
Friday12th May 2023
Random New Tenacious D Song Confirms Jack Black Digs Fallout 4, Red Dead 2
The crossover we all deserve
Look, we've written some bonkers Pure Xbox headlines over the last year or so, especially with all of the Activision Blizzard stuff going on, but this is not something we ever expected to type into that headline box. Confirmed - Tenacious D's Jack Black loves a bit of Fallout 4 when he has some spare time to game...
Monday24th Oct 2022
News Fallout 4 Free Xbox Series X And S Upgrade Announced For 2023
Featuring a new performance mode & more
Well, out of nowhere Bethesda has announced a free update for Fallout 4, bringing the 2015 RPG onto Xbox Series X and S as a native current-gen title. The team hasn't provided much detail on what to expect, but some key improvements have been revealed for the game's 2023 release. First up, the Xbox Series X|S...
Wednesday17th Aug 2022
News Fallout TV Show Images Look Incredibly Faithful To Bethesda's Series
Vault 32 here we come
A bunch of images from the upcoming Fallout TV series have cropped up online, and the set is looking pretty accurate to the games, we have to say. 'Vault 32' has been built using practical props, and it's looking very Fallout-y thus far! As far as we know, this is the first proper look at an iconic 'Fallout Vault' for the...
Thursday8th Jul 2021
News Xbox, Bethesda Donating $10k To Charity In Honour Of Fallout Dog Who Passed Away
"DOGMEAT FOREVER"
Anyone who has played Fallout 4 may remember Dogmeat - the canine companion in the game. The dog who motion-capped her, River, sadly passed away last month. To commemorate her legacy, Xbox and Bethesda have joined together to donate $10,000 to charity. The money is going to Montgomery County Humane Society, an animal charity in...
Monday28th Jun 2021
News River, The Dog Behind Fallout 4's Dogmeat, Has Sadly Passed Away
"Heartbroken doesn't cover it"
This is not the Monday feeling we wanted, as we're sad to report that River - the dog behind the fan-favourite Dogmeat in Fallout 4 - has sadly passed away. The news comes from Joel Burgess, the former lead level designer on Fallout 4, who instead of providing a eulogy, decided to share River's impact on the game in a...
Wednesday17th Mar 2021
News Xbox Fans Find Sneaky Way To Make Fallout's FPS Boost Work At 4K
Shhhh!
FPS Boost is one of the hottest new features for Xbox fans at the moment, as many players are finding their older titles enhanced in ways they didn't think would ever be possible, all thanks to Microsoft. Unfortunately, it does have a few minor drawbacks, such as decreased resolution in two specific games so far - Fallout 4 and Fallout 76...
Monday15th Mar 2021
PSA FPS Boost Needs To Be Turned On Manually For Fallout On Xbox Series X
And there's a good reason why
Microsoft announced earlier today that the latest batch of five Bethesda games would be treated to FPS Boosts on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, upgrading them from 30 frames per-second to (nearly) 60FPS. However, two of them are fairly unique in the fact that you have to turn on FPS Boost manually for them on Xbox...
News These Five Bethesda Games Are Getting FPS Boosts On Xbox Series X
Update: And they're arriving today
Update (Mon 15th Mar, 2021 16:08 GMT): Microsoft has confirmed that these five games will receive their FPS Boosts today (Monday, March 15th) on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and you can see the full lineup below. Each game will be getting a boost from 30 frames per-second to (nearly) 60 frames, but Fallout 4...
Wednesday24th Feb 2021
News Bethesda Lawsuit Could Slow Down Microsoft’s ZeniMax Acquisition
All because of Fallout 4’s season pass
Bethesda is currently in hot water over Fallout 4’s post-launch content. As a result, a class-action lawsuit is seeking to pull the brakes on Microsoft’s acquisition until the matter has been resolved. A report from GamesBeat shows that the issue revolves around the game’s season pass, and how it is...
Tuesday13th Oct 2020
News Fallout 4 Runs At Double The Frame Rate On Xbox Series X|S
"A new way to preserve and enjoy this legendary title"
Microsoft highlighted all the way back in May that it was working on "new classes of innovations including the ability to double the frame rate of a select set of titles" with backwards compatibility on Xbox Series X|S, and it has now confirmed that the first of those games is Bethesda's Fallout...
Saturday11th Jun 2016
News You Didn't Get Fallout 4 For Free, Collect $10
You have won a beauty contest
On Thursday evening UK time, there was a bit of a bug on the Xbox Games Store that set the price of both Fallout 4 and the Fallout 4 Deluxe Edition to approximately $0.00. A whole stack of people obviously cottoned on as soon as it was posted on Reddit and waded in to get their free game. The price was fixed an hour or...
Friday27th May 2016
News Fallout 4 Mods Come to Xbox One on May 31st
Back to the wilderness
Bethesda have confirmed that they'll be rolling out Fallout 4's mod system on May 31st for Xbox One. The company have noted that for the time being, mods will be limited to 2GB each, although that may increase in the future depending on demand. Players should take note that when you activate a mod, your game save gets moved...
Saturday4th Jul 2015
News Get Fallout 3 Early with Your Fallout 4 Preorder
"For you, no charge"
Bethesda Game Studios surprised no one in announcing Fallout 4 at this year's E3. However, many gamers were surprised to see the game set to release this year, on November 10th. Xbox One owners were given further cause to celebrate with Microsoft's own backwards compatibility announcement being followed up by Bethesda declaring...
Tuesday2nd Jun 2015
News Bethesda Teaser Site Code Reveals Fallout 4 Coming to Xbox One
Bethesda site spills the beans
Bethesda have launched a new teaser countdown site for a Fallout title at and although no game title is mentioned, it appears that the game is indeed the much-hyped Fallout 4. Not only that, but we've done a little digging into the site's source code and found a few bits and pieces that would indeed confirm it a bit...
